First review deadline - Monday 30th January

Help with the writing of the review

Use the handout that you were given to identify what it is that you need to incorporate into your review.


The target audience is very film literate and youthful - students and young adults working. Gender split is about 60%M 40%F.

Above are copies of reviews from Little White Lies - these may help. Click on these to get enlarged, readable version. The more reviews that you read, the more familiar that you will become with the style of the magazine

You are writing the review for this particular magazine (LWL)


You can also go online and read reviews from the magazine at :-

http://www.littlewhitelies.co.uk/the-magazine

Poster - deadline one

You will need to have posted your first PHOTOSHOP draft of your poster by tonight.

Remember that each time that you miss a deadline, you are penalizing yourself re Planning.

Sound editing

What you will need to do

Foleys - either use Garageband or record your own using our sound recording equipment.

Music soundtrack -

remember no copyright music allowed. You can use Garageband or you could try this new site that Andy (the technician) found http://incompetech.com/m/c/royalty-free/.

Go to the royalty free page and browse by mood or genre - couldn't be easier.

Filming and Editing - deadline this Friday 20th January

A number of groups are getting dangerously close to the deadline with either too little edited footage or with filming still to be completed - AND lots of promises!!!!!!!!

You risk losing planning marks if you miss the deadline on Friday because this is purely down to you being unable to plan and deliver a finished product despite having being given over a month in which to film and edit. It has been unbelievable to see how many of you are unable to find time outside of college in which to film or are so inflexible over paid work commitments. Very short sighted I feel.

Do not look to pad out films where you have inadequate amounts of footage - shoot additional scenes instead. Yes, its hassle but this is your A level.

Max's group - you require more scenes. you are in danger of having insufficient for 5 minutes

George's group - You need to be far clearer about the point of your film and in particular the ending - somehow, this appears to have altered over the course of filming.

Joe's group - also, insufficient footage at present. More scenes will be required. Don't run the risk of having to over extend particular scenes and thereby making the film tedious.

Marcus' group - if you can complete the filming on the "parent scene" and succeed in creating a successful twist, you should be OK.

Ghislaine's group - bite the bullet and film some more scenes or you run the risk of having to extend scenes and loose the necessary pace for the film.

Alex - you need to film additional, high contrast scenes to contrast the slower pace of the reflective scenes.

Jordan's group - you still have a worrying amount of filming to complete, let alone edit.

If you want an A+, A or B grade, you really need to be aiming for Level 4 - from what I have seen so far, many of you will struggle to get into this category.

A very busy week ahead. (and I haven't even mentioned sound editing!)